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Representation at CMC
The Centre documents and promotes contemporary Irish music. It assists composers by holding their compositions in an archive, making copies available to the public and, where possible, encouraging and facilitating performances nationally and internationally. Any composer working in the area of concert or 'serious' music who was born or is permanently domiciled in Ireland may apply to the Contemporary Music Centre for representation.

Fee Guidelines for Concert Music Commissions
The Contemporary Music Centre and the Association of Irish Composers have drawn up a set of fee guidelines for use in conjunction with new music commissions. While advisory rather than mandatory, the guidelines are based on 'the going rate' for commissions in other art forms and jurisdictions and should provide a useful benchmark for anyone involved in the commissioning process, whether as composer or commissioner. There is also a useful checklist of issues which should be discussed by all parties and agreed in writing at the outset of any commissioning process.

PDF icon Fee guidelines
[PDF format ~180K]

Archival Recordings Scheme
CMC's Archival Recordings Scheme, again supported by Arts Council funding, allows recordings of works by Irish composers to be made for archival purposes which would otherwise not be recorded from any other source (e.g. for a radio broadcast or a CD). Composers, performers or venues may contact CMC for inclusion in the scheme, although due to budget constraints it is not always possible to respond to every application.
PDF icon Archival Recordings Scheme guidelines
[PDF format ~90K]
CMC/IMRO Copying Fund
This scheme exists to assist in meeting the costs of preparing instrumental parts for performances of works by Irish composers. It is administered by the Contemporary Music Centre and funded by the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO). Awards are normally in the region of 500. Deadlines for applications are 5.30 pm on the fifteenth day of each quarter (January 15, April 15, July 15, October 15) or, if this falls on a weekend or public holiday, the next following working day.
PDF icon CMC/IMRO Copying Fund guidelines
[PDF format ~274K]
PDF icon CMC/IMRO Copying Fund application form
[PDF format ~82K]

CMC Prizes

The Contemporary Music Centre offers a number of prizes to encourage the performance of new Irish music.

Contemporary Irish Music Cup: Feis Ceoil, Dublin
The Contemporary Irish Music Cup is awarded annually at the Feis Ceoil, Ireland's premier competitive music festival, for the best performance of works written since 1950. A cash prize of Euro100 is sponsored by the Contemporary Music Centre and the competition takes place in March with a closing date for entries normally in December of the previous year. The competition is open to persons of Irish nationality or domicile.
Details:
The Administrator, Feis Ceoil, 37 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2.
Tel +353-1-676 7365
Fax +353-1-676 7429
Email info@feisceoil.ie

The closing date for entries to the Feis Ceoil is normally in December of the year before.

CMC Perpetual Trophy: Cork International Choral Festival
The Contemporary Music Centre's perpetual trophy is awarded annually at the Cork International Choral Festival for the best performance of an original choral work by an Irish composer written after 1975. The elegant modern trophy in silver and wood was specially commissioned from young Irish silversmith Annette Lappin. The festival takes place in April/May with a closing date normally in January of the same year. The competition is open to choirs from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Details:
Tel: +353-21-4215125
Fax: +353-21-4215193
Email: info@corkchoral.ie
Web: www.corkchoral.ie

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